Batting, particularly that of the upper order, poses a significant concern for Bangladesh as they face West Indies in the second of the three-match T20I series at the Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium in Chattogram on Wednesday.
The match is scheduled to begin at 6:00pm Bangladesh Standard Time.
Chasing 165 on a decent batting wicket, Bangladesh were bundled out for 149 after losing five for 57 inside the first 10 overs in the first match.
The lower order gave the hosts an outside chance as the dew came into play but fell short of 16 runs.
Bangladesh captain Liton Das rued losing too many wickets in the powerplay while expressing his disappointment towards one particular batter, Shamim Hossain.
鈥極n the batting side, I think we lost too many wickets in the powerplay. I was very upset regarding Shamim Hossain鈥檚 batting,鈥� said Liton after the first match.
鈥楬e has to think about it; you can鈥檛 come and just enjoy the batting all the time. You have to take responsibility,鈥� he added.
Shamim, coming at five, was bowled by Jason Holder after scoring one off four while trying to play across the line.
However, it was not only Shamim at fault; as a whole, the batting order has often been misfiring despite having positive results in recent times for Bangladesh.
In 2025, Bangladesh lost their first three wickets before 40 runs seven times out of 22 matches. They ended up losing five of those.
Pacer Tanzim Hasan, who scored 33 off 27 while coming in at seven, said that the recognised batters should have taken more responsibilities.
鈥業f they had gotten set and then gotten out, it would have been a different scenario. But most of the batsmen got out before getting set,鈥� said Tanzim.
鈥楬owever, I think the middle-order batsmen could have taken a bit more responsibility, the ones who got out early. If they had taken responsibility and taken the game a little deeper, then perhaps it would have been a different story,鈥� he added.
For the West Indies, their plans seemed to work well throughout the match. They were cautious with their batting approach when the wicket was slow at the beginning.
But having a strong foundation and going into the death overs with a heavy line-up towards the end, Rovman Powell and Shai Hope fired to bring a fighting total.
The bowlers then got early breakthroughs and put the hosts under pressure. They also took some fine catches to close out an all-round display.
